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Abdullahpur underpass: 5 missing after landslide near project site
FAISALABAD: At least five people were buried alive on Saturday because of landsliding caused by a canal breach near an underpass project at Abdullahpur Chowk, Faisalabad. The late Friday night canal...
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Murder Case: Shan Khusro trial adjourned
LAHORE: The murder trial of Shan Khusro, son of former Lahore commissioner and Additional Federal Secretary Parvez Khusro, has been adjourned till March 9 as the counsel for the accused was absent on...
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Development Schemes: Six road projects approved
LAHORE: The Punjab government on Saturday approved spending of Rs4,504.857 million on the widening and improvement of the road from the Bahawalpur bypass to Chungi No 9 in Multan. Five other...
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Five buried alive at underpass project site
FAISALABAD: At least five people were buried alive when Rakh Branch Canal burst its bank, causing a land slide at the Abdullah Pur Intersection underpass project. Water from the breach, which...
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Federalism: ‘Sindhi nationalists’ on the wrong pitch’
LAHORE: Centre for Peace and Civil Society Executive Director Jami Chandio said on Saturday Sindhi nationalists were playing on the wrong pitch. He said they needed training. Addressing a two-day...
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YDA plea: Court invites SHO’s comments
LAHORE: An additional district and sessions judge has sought comments from the Shadman SHO for February 23 on a petition seeking cases against health officials for allegedly directing police to use...
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PTI polls: Old vs new face off for Lahore president slot
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf heavyweights Mehmoodur Rasheed and Abdul Aleem Khan will battle it out for the post of Lahore chapter president at party elections scheduled for February 26. The...
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Lahore Literature Festival: Organisers hope festival triggers revival of culture
LAHORE: Organisers hope that the Lahore Literature Festival, which opens next weekend, will revive a love of literature in the country’s cultural capital. Some 60 writers, journalists and artists are...
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Wastewater treatment: ‘Bioremediation site already promised for Japanese plant’
LAHORE: Members of the River Ravi Commission (RRC) met with the chairman of the Planning and Development Board on Saturday to discuss the site of a proposed bioremediation pond for the cleanup of...
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70 cops to escort polio vaccinators
ISLAMABAD: In view of the resurgence in the number of polio cases, another sub-national anti-polio campaign will begin in all high-risk districts including the federal capital on Monday, following a...
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Trespass: Family of kidnapped woman protest against police
GUJRANWALA: The family of a woman kidnapped allegedly by a local landlord’s son a few days ago protested against the police on Sunday accusing them of siding with the kidnappers. The woman’s husband,...
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‘Federalism can help fix Pakistan’
LAHORE: Textbooks in Pakistan teach a distorted version of history that doesn’t clear concepts regarding federalism, Centre for Peace and Civil Society Executive Director Jami Chandio said on Sunday...
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Climate change: Agriculture varsity plans to open forest park
FAISALABAD: The University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, (UAF) will develop a forest park on 60 acres of land at the Proka Chukaira Farm, seven kilometres from its New Campus, to create awareness about...
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Court Diary: Shows of strength
In addition to their well-prepared arguments supported with legal provisions, some lawyers use extralegal measures to get decisions in favour of their clients. One such step is the show of strength....
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Sufi festivals: Devotees flock to Khawaja Ghulam Farid’s 114th urs
MULTAN: Devotees descended upon Kot Mithan in Rajanpur on Sunday for the 114th urs of sufi poet Khawaja Ghulam Fareed. More than 300 police personnel were deputed around the tomb for security....
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Underpass tragedy: Another body recovered from under loose earth
FAISALABAD: More than 60 hours after a pile of loose earth at the Abdullahpur underpass site collapsed on several curious watchers, the rescuers recovered a body on Sunday. The deceased was identified...
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Faiz Aman Mela: Poets and musicians pay tribute to Faiz
LAHORE: The Faiz Aman Mela has been held every year since 1986 and provides a platform for people to discuss progressive ideals and champion social issues. The event was organised jointly by the Faiz...
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Health sector: Billions spent on medical care, says CM
LAHORE: The Punjab government has spent billions of rupees on the health sector and provision of modern treatment facilities to patients over the last four and a half years, said Chief Minister...
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3 injured at jeep rally
BAHAWALPUR: The festive environment at the 8th Cholistan Jeep Rally on Sunday turned unpleasant when three people, including a para-glider, were injured in two incidents. Two men, riding a...
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Faisalabad tour: Qadri promises to rid Pakistan of corrupt politicians
FAISALABAD: “My supporters and I would not sit idle. We will rid the country of corrupt politicians,” Tehreek-i-Minhaj-ul-Quran Chairman Tahirul Qadri said on Sunday. Addressing a gathering of 20,000...
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